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Deep Jwele Jaai (TV Series)
''Deep Jwele Jaai'' () is a 1959 Indian Bengali-language film directed by Asit Sen. The film is based on a Bengali short story titled ''Nurse Mitra'' by Ashutosh Mukherjee. It was remade in Hindi in 1969 by Sen himself as '' Khamoshi''. Before that it had been remade in Telugu in 1960 as '' Chivaraku Migiledi''. The 1984 Kannada movie "Asha Kirana" starring ''Shankar Nag'' has a similar storyline Plot This is a story of a nurse in a psychiatric hospital, played by Suchitra Sen. Sen's character is part of a team exploring new therapy for patients who have suffered from emotional trauma. The approach taken by the team is to offer these individuals an emotional resort, which is where Sen plays her part. Her role is to act as a friend and a lover of the patient, but at the same time, refrain from any emotional involvement on her own part as her role is purely that of a nurse who is helping the patient recover. She has to repeatedly break the emotional attachments that she experienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asit Sen (director)
Asit Sen (24 September 1922 – 25 August 2001) was an Indian film director, cinematographer, documentary Filmmaker and screenwriter, who worked in both Bengali and Hindi cinema. He was born in Dhaka, British India. He directed 17 feature films in Hindi and Bengali, and was most known for the films '' Deep Jweley Jai'' (1959) and ''Uttar Falguni ''(1963) in Bengali, (1966), '' Khamoshi'' (1969), (1968) and ''Safar'' (1970) in Hindi. Career Remembered as a prominent filmmaker of his times with a career of more than four decades, making films in different Indian languages, Asit Sen's contribution in Indian cinema deserves a special mention along with other stalwarts of that era. He is not to be mistaken with actor ( Asit Sen). Born September 24, 1922, in Atishahi village in Bikrampur, Dhaka, Sen was a child with a keen interest towards art. Post his schooling in Nagaon (Assam) he shifted to (Kolkata) for further studies, and in his youth he got drawn towards photography. With t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manna Dey
Prabodh Chandra Dey (; 1 May 1919 − 24 October 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an Indian playback singer, music director, and musician. He had a classical music background, being part of the Bhendibazaar gharana, Bhendibazaar Gharana and receiving training under Aman Ali Khan, Ustad Aman Ali Khan. Manna Dey is widely recognized as one of the most versatile and celebrated vocalists in the Hindi film industry, and is often acknowledged for his significant contributions to integrating Indian classical music into Hindi commercial cinema. As a musician, Dey is particularly acclaimed for incorporating Indian classical music elements into a pop musical framework, a contribution that played a pivotal role during the golden era of Hindi cinema. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, Dey recorded a total of 3,047 songs. While the majority of his songs were in Bengali and Hindi, he showcased his singing prowess in 14 other Indian languages, including Bhojpuri, Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalavattam
''Thalavattam'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal, Lizy, M. G. Soman and Karthika. The film is very loosely based on the 1975 movie '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' which was an adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey. The film features songs composed by Raghu Kumar and C. Rajamani, and a score by Johnson. The story follows Vinod, an eccentric new patient at a mental asylum. The film was remade in Hindi as '' Kyon Ki'' (2005) by Priyadarshan and in Tamil as '' Manasukkul Mathappu'' (1988) by Robert–Rajasekar. Plot Vinod becomes mentally ill after his girlfriend Anitha dies due to an electric short circuit accident during a rock concert. Vinod is admitted to a mental hospital managed by Dr. Ravindran, in Ooty. Dr Ravindran is aggressive and cruel man who has a strong hatred for Vinod. The hospital is more like a prison as the patients are treated inhumanely. With the help of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Cinema
Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry and independent Malayalam films. Known for its strong storytelling, powerful performances, and social themes, Malayalam cinema has received critical acclaim and is often regarded as one of India's most notable film industries. The first Malayalam feature film was ''Vigathakumaran,'' a Silent film, silent film directed and produced by J. C. Daniel. Production started in 1928, and it was released at the Capitol Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram on 23 October 1930. The first talkie in Malayalam was ''Balan (film), Balan'' (1938) directed by S. Nottani. During the 1920s, the Malayalam film industry was based in Thiruvananthapuram, although the film industry started to develop and flourish by the late 1940s. Later the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (novel)
''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' is a novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962. Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of institutional processes and the human mind, including a Criticism of psychiatry, critique of psychiatry and a tribute to individualistic principles. It was adapted into the Broadway theatre, Broadway (and later off-Broadway) play ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' by Dale Wasserman in 1963. Bo Goldman adapted the novel into a One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film), 1975 film of the same name directed by Miloš Forman, which won five Academy Awards. Time (magazine), ''Time'' magazine included the novel in its "100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005" list. In 2003 the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's 200 "best-loved novels." Plot The book is narrated by Chief Bromden, a gigantic Half-breed, half-Native American patient at a psychiatric hospital, who pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan Soman Nair (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He has worked primarily in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Hindi cinema, Hindi cinema since 1982, directing over 90 films in multiple Indian languages, with notable works in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu. He has received several accolades, including three National Film Awards, multiple Kerala State Film Awards, and the Padma Shri in 2012. Most of his Hindi films are remakes of Malayalam films, some of which Priyadarshan helmed both versions. Career Priyadarshan began his cinematic journey in the early 1980s, primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He directed several notable films during this period, including ''Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu'' (1986), ''Thalavattam'' (1986), ''Vellanakalude Nadu'' (1988), ''Chithram'' (1988), ''Vandanam'' (1989), and ''Kilukkam'' (1991). Throughout the 1990s, he continued directing successful films such as ''Abhimanyu (1991 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharmendra
Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol (born 8 December 1935), known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. Dharmendra is widely considered one of the greatest, most handsome and commercially successful actors in the Cinema of India, history of Indian cinema. He is nicknamed the "He-Man" of Bollywood. With a cinematic career spanning over six decades, he has worked in Dharmendra filmography, more than 300 films. Dharmendra holds the record for starring in the highest number of hit films in Hindi cinema. “''Even though this star had more hits than Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, he was never called a ‘superstar’ for a rather academic reason. Dharmendra has the distinction of delivering the most hits as an actor in the Hindi film industry. The actor has a record 74 hits to his name in films where he was either the lead or had a substantial role. Dharmendra has appeared in over 240 films. Of thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. Considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, he is known as the first ''Superstar'' of Hindi cinema. List of awards and nominations received by Rajesh Khanna, His accolades include five Filmfare Awards, and in 2013, he was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour. Khanna made his debut in 1966 ''Aakhri Khat'' which was India's first official Academy Awards entry in 1967. In 2005, he was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award on the 50th Filmfare Awards, 50th anniversary of the Filmfare Awards. He was a Member of parliament, Lok Sabha, Member of Parliament in the 10th Lok Sabha from New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency), New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency between 1992 and 1996, elected in the 1992 New Delhi by-election as an Indian Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waheeda Rehman
Waheeda Rehman (born 3 February 1938) is an Indian actress. Regarded among the most accomplished actresses of Hindi cinema, she has worked in more than Waheeda Rehman filmography, 90 feature films, in a career spanning over five decades. Her accolades include a National Film Awards, National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards. She was honoured with India's civilian awards, the Padma Shri in 1972 and the Padma Bhushan in 2011. In 2021 she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. Waheeda made her acting debut with the Telugu film ''Rojulu Marayi'' (1955). She rose to prominence by her collaborations with Hindi filmmaker Guru Dutt in the dramas ''Pyaasa'' (1957), ''Kaagaz Ke Phool'' (1959), ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' (1960), and ''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' (1962). She received widespread critical acclaim for the romantic drama ''Guide (film), Guide'' (1965), for which she won her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She won the award a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government of India, alongside English language, English, and is the ''lingua franca'' of North India. Hindi is considered a Sanskritisation (linguistics), Sanskritised Register (sociolinguistics), register of Hindustani. Hindustani itself developed from Old Hindi and was spoken in Delhi and neighbouring areas. It incorporated a significant number of Persian language, Persian loanwords. Hindi is an Languages with official status in India, official language in twelve states (Bihar, Gujarat , Mizoram , Maharashtra ,Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), and six Union territory, union territories (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asit Sen (actor)
Asit Sen (13 May 1917 – 18 September 1993) was an Indian film director turned famous comedian in the Hindi film industry. He directed 2 films and starred in over 200 films between 1953 and 1993 until his death. As an actor/comedian, he often portrayed a character with authority, such as a police inspector or landlord, but with comic effect, mostly as a slow-speaking person. His acting career was particularly prolific in the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s. He had a very thin voice, in striking contrast to his huge physical frame and spoke his dialogues at a slow pace. Sen started his career, assisting director-producer Bimal Roy in Kolkata, however, the Kolkata-based film industry was now on the decline, thus Roy shifted base to Bombay (now Mumbai) along with Roy's team in 1950, which included Sen, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Nabendu Ghosh, Kamal Bose and later Salil Chaudhury. Along with doing small roles in films he directed two films for his mentor's production house, Parivar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savitri (actress)
Nissankara Savitri (also known as Savitri Ganesan; 6 December 1934 – 26 December 1981) was an Indian actress and filmmaker who predominantly worked in Telugu and Tamil films. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actresses in the history of Indian cinema, she was popularly known by the epithets ''Mahanati'' () in Telugu, and ''Nadigaiyar Thilagam'' () in Tamil. Savitri was among the highest-paid in South Indian cinema during the 1950s and 1960s and is often considered the "Queen of Tamil and Telugu cinema". In a career spanning three decades, Savitri appeared in more than 250 films. Her first significant role was in the 1952 film '' Pelli Chesi Choodu''. Later, she starred in several critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including '' Devadasu'' (1953), '' Missamma'' (1955), '' Ardhangi'' (1955), ''Donga Ramudu'' (1955), '' Thodi Kodallu'' (1957), '' Mayabazar'' (1957), '' Mangalya Balam'' (1959), '' Aradhana'' (1962), '' Gundamma Katha'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
